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Published 10 Aug 2022, 08:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IRM22 7594 The Supply of Military Spares

Official notice

Authority: Babcock Land Defence Limited

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 8 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supply of Military Spares

CPV: Engines and engine parts for military vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to…

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd.

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd, in its capacity as Design Authority, are the sole distributor of certain suspension components and associated items on the AS90, Bulldog, CR2 and Warrior and will only supply to the UK Ministry of Defence. They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply. Horstman have stated that they are not willing to share this knowledge/expertise with any third party, including the UK Ministry of Defence. Without access to this, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the material or manufacture and as a result, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd are only able to fulfil this Contract.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender.

Babcock is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd

Locksbrook Road

Bath

Somerset

BA1 3EX

Delivery: West Midlands

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Lowest price
What this means for your bid
  • “IRM22 7594 The Supply of Military Spares” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Aug 2022, 08:25 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2022, 08:25 BST
Authority reference
IRM22/7594
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021934
Classification (CPV)
Engines and engine parts for military vehicles
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035a70 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd.

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd, in its capacity as Design Authority, are the sole distributor of certain suspension components and associated items on the AS90, Bulldog, CR2 and Warrior and will only supply to the UK Ministry of Defence. They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply. Horstman have stated that they are not willing to share this knowledge/expertise with any third party, including the UK Ministry of Defence. Without access to this, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be

able to identify the exact technical requirements for the material or manufacture and as a result, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd are only able to fulfil this Contract.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK MoD, is to negotiate a single source contract with

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • The Supply of Military Spares

    Signed
    8 Aug 2022
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Babcock Land Defence Limited

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Telford, West Midlands, TF2 8JTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Babcock Land Defence LtdReview body Telford

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.